diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bd06603f3d..30d7892bc6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -139,6 +139,20 @@
       <version>${mokito.version}</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+    
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
+      <artifactId>powermock-module-junit4</artifactId>
+      <version>${powermock.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.powermock</groupId>
+      <artifactId>powermock-api-mockito</artifactId>
+      <version>${powermock.version}</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>
 
@@ -415,6 +429,7 @@
     <mokito.version>1.9.5</mokito.version>
     <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
     <junit.version>4.11</junit.version>
+    <powermock.version>1.5.3</powermock.version>
 
     <!-- logging libraries -->
     <slf4j.version>1.7.5</slf4j.version>